[BenQuick]

What WON"T I see at a QAA/FT that one expects at a HT? No walk-ups, no duck calls I know about. What else will I NOT see?

 

[EdA]

Re: HT and QAA/FT differences- What WON"T I see at a QA

What else will I NOT see?

You probably won't (or shouldn't) see

1. tricked up blinds

2. quads

3. multiple retired guns

Easy Enough To Get Qualifying Dogs On Standard (meat and potatoes) Field Trial Tests IMHO Regards 8)

 

[Tim Carrion]

You most likely will not see:
- handlers sitting on buckets or handling inside a holding blind
-poison birds, diversion birds or dry shots
-handlers armed with wooded guns
-judges blowing duck calls
-20 dogs in the last series
but if you are there at the end everyone will see the smile on your face.

Tim

 

[msdaisey]

100 yard marks, unless it's the go bird.

People whining about why their dog did/didn't (fill in blank).

 

[Granddaddy]

Re: HT and QAA/FT differences- What WON"T I see at a QA

What else will I NOT see?

You probably won't (or shouldn't) see

1. tricked up blinds

2. quads

3. multiple retired guns

Easy Enough To Get Qualifying Dogs On Standard (meat and potatoes) Field Trial Tests IMHO Regards 8)

Unfortunate as it might be, I've seen "tricked up blinds", quads & multiple retired guns in Qs in the last year - but it hasn't been the norm. That said, judges influenced by training set-ups their pros use seem to be fairly common. But you're right, it is easy enough to separate Q dogs on std FT set-ups.

 

[BenQuick]

Is one likely to see retired guns in the Qual?

 

[Andy Carlson]

Is one likely to see retired guns in the Qual?

Yes.

Andy